May 4th field trip

I am very excited to announce that I have planned a very exciting AND FREE field trip for my class this year.  Every year the field trip budget gets smaller and the cost of the bussing usually takes atleast half the money.  Last year we got very lucky and were able to have a very lavish field trip to the Akron Zoo, complete with classroom program, behind the scenes experience and an all you can eat lunch buffet with fantastic food! However, this year, I thought keeping it simple and close would be better.  That's why I have planned for my class to go to the main branch of the Stark County Public Library in the morning.  There the kids will have a tour of the library, learn about the summer reading program (it's too early to sign them up though) and have a story with craft, as time allows.  Then we will go to Sippo Lake and have a class on ecosystems with live animals and a puppet show and an hour long outdoor adventure, compliments of Stark Parks. I will explain more about Stark Parks and it's programs in my next blog.  We will conclude our field trip by stopping for ice cream cones on our way back to the school.  This just goes to show that you can have fun, be creative, be academically based AND enjoy this wonderful weather without going far or spending a lot of money. :)